A Life Without Sweets

Rainbow Dash was sitting in the waiting room inside of Ponyville Clinic. She had been waiting for half an hour now. She hoped that Pinkie was okay. Just then a brown stallion, in a white coat walked out of Pinkie's room.

"Well? Is she going to be okay Doctor Whooves?" Rainbow Dash asked the stallion. He sighed, looking at his clipboard. "Well I have good news, and bad news." he told her. "What's the good news?" she asked. "Well the good news is that Miss Pie will be alright." the doctor told her.

She let out a sigh of relief, but then went back to being anxious. "What's the bad news?" she asked. "We should call Miss Pie's other contacts here before I tell you that." he said. "Contacts?" she asked. "Yes. Miss Pie put you, and 4 others as her contacts." he told her.

Rainbow knew instantly who they were. Her's, and Pinkie's best friends. The doctor picked up the phone, and dialed a number. After a while he asked into the phone, "Is this a Miss Sparkle?" "This is Ponyville Clinic. Miss Pie put you down as one of her contacts. Yes. Could you come over here? Goodbye." he said, as he talked on the phone.

He made 3 other calls like that, and in a few minutes Twilight arrived. "Twilight!" Rainbow Dash called. "Dash! What happened to Pinkie? Is she okay?" asked Twilight, as she sat down next to her friend. "The doctor said he'd explain when the others got here." Rainbow said.

"Others?" Twilight asked. Just then Rarity walked into the clinic. Spotting Twilight, and Rainbow Dash, she walked over to them, and took a seat. "I came as soon as I got the call. Is everything alright? Where is Pinkie anyways?" Rarity asked her friends.

"Pinkie's in there." Rainbow said, pointing at the room Doctor Whooves had dissapeared into. "I do hope the darling's alright." Rarity said. Applejack then came into the waiting room. "What's going on here?" she asked, sitting down.

"Doctor Whooves said he'd explain when we're all here." Rainbow Dash told her. They waited a few minutes, in silence, until Fluttershy came in. "Um, sorry I took so long." said Fluttershy. "It's not your fault darling. Your cottage is the farthest away from here." Rarity assured her.

She also took a seat, even quieter than usual. They waited a few seconds until the door to Pinkie's room opened, and Doctor Whooves walked out. "Is Pinkie okay? Can we see her?" blurted out Twilight, then covered her mouth. "Miss Pie will be fine. She's awake right now, so you can all come in. It'll be easier to just explain it to all of you." Doctor Whooves said.

Rainbow Dash was the first one up, halfway to the door before he even finished. The others were right behind her. "Be sure not to be too loud." he said, walking in after them. Pinkie's eyes were closed, making it look like she was sleeping, but as they gathered around her bed, they opened.

She smiled weakly at her 5 friends. "Hey girls." she said. "Hey Pinkie." Twilight said, giving a smile of her own, even though there was no real joy behind it. "What's wrong with her?" she asked, turning towards the doctor.

The doctor closed his eyes for a moment, and he let out a sad sigh. He opened his eyes again, and looked straight at everyone. "It seems that Miss Pie has gotten type 1 diabetes." he said.